Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.08.2018
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Andreas Garcia, left, and Australian Army Sapper Tim Quirk, right, take a short break during construction at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, May 8, 2018 in support of Exercise Balikatan. Garcia is a combat engineer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Regiment, and is a 23-year-old native of Chicago, Illinois. Quirk is a......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.08.2018
Philippine Army and U.S. Marine engineers tie rebar together as a foundation for a concrete walkway during construction in support of Exercise Balikatan at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, May 8, 2018. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.08.2018
A Philippine Army engineer with 522nd Engineering Construction Battalion, 51st Engineering Brigade, paints the doorway to a school building during construction in support of Exercise Balikatan at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, May 8, 2018. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.08.2018
Australian Army Sapper Tim Quirk saws wood to make tables and chairs for students during construction in support of Exercise Balikatan at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, May 8, 2018. Quirk is a plumber with 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, and is a 28-year-old native of Townsville, Australia. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.08.2018
Australian Army Sappers Dillon Butler, right, and Tim Quirk, left, take a short break during construction in support of Exercise Balikatan at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, May 8, 2018. Butler, a carpenter, and Quirk, a plumber, are with 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, and are 36 and 28-year-old natives of Townsville, Australia. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.08.2018
Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lt. Rafael Abboud, center, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kevin Alberto, left, and Sgt. Andreas Garcia, right, during construction in support of Exercise Balikatan at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines. Abboud is a chaplain with 26th Squadron, and is a 36-year-old native of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Alberto and Garcia......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.08.2018
Philippine Army Pfc. Dickson Hermoso laughs while painting a school building during construction in support of Exercise Balikatan at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, May 8, 2018. Hermoso is an electrician with 522nd Engineering Construction Battalion, 51st Engineering Brigade, and is a 30-year-old native of North Cotabato, Philippines. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.08.2018
Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lt. Rafael Abboud hands out mentos candy to Philippine Army engineers during construction in support of Exercise Balikatan at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, May 8, 2018. Abboud is a chaplain with 26th Squadron, and is a 36-year-old native of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an......
